1 ANTICO CAFFÈ GRECO
In a country where coffee seems almost as vital to life as water, Antico Caffè Greco has sustained the citizens of Rome since 1760, as well as visitors such as Casanova, Byron and Goethe. It’s the country’s second oldest coffee house after Venice’s Caffè Florian, and many of its blends follow historic tastes. caffegreco.shop
2 LA BOTTEGA DEL MARMORARO
At this marble atelier on a backstreet north of the Spanish Steps, you can pick from pithy carved sayings in Italian and Latin, or request your own message chiselled in stone. If you’re following Ancient Roman practice, remember to write the letter U as a V, and avoid using J and W, which only came into use in Medieval times. Via Margutta 53b